bombardment
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bombardment
- /bɑmbɑɹdmənt/ US
- /bəm-/ US
noun bombardments
- The act of bombing, especially towns or cities. The city suffered heavy bombardment during the conflict.
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Heavy artillery fire.
Similar: cannonade
- The incidence of an intense stream of high-energy particles directed at a substance.
- An onslaught (of criticism etc.) The company faced a bombardment of complaints after the announcement.
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Closest in meaning: bombing, shelling, barrage, battery, barrage fire, airstrike, artillery, gunfire, bomb, shooting, bomber, fire, firing, spectrometry, hit, striking
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noun act of bombing, esp towns or cities
| Español | bombardeo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 포격 pogyeok |
| 日本語 | 爆撃 bakugeki, 砲撃 hōgeki |
| 中文 | 轟擊 /轰击 hōngjī, 砲擊 /炮击 pàojī |
| Português | bombardeamento, bombardeio |
| Français | bombardement |
| Deutsch | Bombardierung, Bombardement |
| Italiano | bombardamento |
| Română | bombardament, bombardare |
| Русский | бомбардиро́вка bombardiróvka, бомбёжка bombjóžka |
| العربية | قَصْف qaṣf |
noun heavy artillery fire
| Español | bombardeo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 爆撃 bakugeki, 砲撃 hōgeki |
| 中文 | 砲擊 /炮击 pàojī |
| Deutsch | Beschuss |
| Русский | бомбардиро́вка bombardiróvka, артобстре́л artobstrél, артиллери́йский обстре́л artilleríjskij obstrél, канона́да kanonáda |
noun incidence of stream of high-energy particles
| Español | bombardeo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 衝撃 shōgeki, 照射 shōsha |
| Русский | бомбардиро́вка bombardiróvka |
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@misc{bombardment_2026,
title = {bombardment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bombardment},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
